The Luella Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Douglass Astros at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Luella took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand North Clayton a 21-0 shutout.
Zaena Harris was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Harris was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a triple, a run, and a double. That triple marked the first that she's hit this season.
In other batting news, Luella got a massive performance out of Averee Smith, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Reliford, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Luella didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Douglass lost 20-11 to Riverdale on Thursday.
The win got Luella back to even at 3-3. As for Douglass, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with that loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
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